It was another smoky evening in North St. Paul The chance of rain in the weather forecast was not enough to prevent people from burning.
6:30 PM: The air is not fresh at this time. Whatever is in it is not strong enough to determine what it is. 56 degrees and cloudy.
6:55 PM: Faint wood smoke at this time. There is a wood burner out there somewhere. What often happens in North St. Paul is when rain approaches people rush out to burn yard waste before it arrives. Close the windows!
7:35 PM: Light wood smoke at this time.
8:00 PM: Light to moderate wood smoke. The wood smoke pollution keeps getting heavier.
9:22 PM: Light to moderate wood smoke continues. That's close to three hours of smoky air already this evening. Rain drops are starting to fall thank goodness.
10:00 PM: No smoke.
There was no more smoke this evening because of the rain.